UGLY ART ROOM

Niñas: Lisa G. Bauer @ Dandelion Wine

2012-02-22T05:04:00.000-08:00

Ugly Art Room proudly presents: NiñasA solo exhibition of artwork by Lisa G. Bauer Location: Dandelion Wine153 Franklin St, Brooklyn, NY 11222 Exhibition: March 8, 2012 - April 4, 2012Opening Reception March 10, 2012, 8pm This exhibition is in participation with Greenpointers Gallery Tour. Check out Lisa's Work.

JORDAN-WHITFIELD

2011-12-13T03:50:00.000-08:00

Ugly Art Room Presents Jordan - WhitfieldCurated by Martin Esteves ARTISTS: JOSH JORDAN, BARNABY WHITFIELDOpening Reception: Saturday, January 21st, 2011Exhibition Hours: Sunday, January 22nd, 11am-6pmUgly Art Room @ Gleason's Gym77 Front St, Brooklyn, NY 11201 Ugly Art Room explores the tension created from a face off between two portraits. Josh Jordan and Barnaby Whitfield explore super

2 Wrongs Don't Make a Right

2011-11-10T10:30:00.000-08:00

Much street art is considered vandalism, which according to the city is deemed wrong. So then is stealing it wrong? When I would say: "he hit me first," my Mom would say, "well, Jennifer, two wrongs don't make a right." Why did you have to give me morals? On Wythe there is this amazing owl painted with such mind boggling detail on black plexi glued to a wall. I really wanted to steal it, but

NOW UNTIL 11/19

2011-10-20T12:49:00.000-07:00

All That Remains is an international collage exhibition of epic proportion curated by Charles Wilkin at Picture Farm (338 Wythe) from October 21-November 19, 2011. Gallery hours: Mon-Fri 10-5pm; Sat-Sun 11-5pm All collages are for sale. You can visit the exhibit or our online shop. Works will not ship until after November 19, 2011.

Our band shot...

2011-10-14T09:00:00.000-07:00

On a (tipsy) field trip around Chelsea for the big openings in September, the Ugly Art Room crew found the perfect spot for our much needed band shot. I started bossing everyone around. "Come on. Line up. Let's go." I put Hannah to work as photographer. "Where is Martin? MARTIN!!!" I screamed down 28th St. I looked over my right shoulder and standing there was a handsome man wearing glasses, not

Finding the perfect space (means wearing rollerblades.)

2011-10-11T09:00:00.000-07:00

All perfect things in life come serendipitously.We needed a space for our Bear Show in Bushwick and while I was killing some time before meeting someone I saw the perfect space, a nursery school with brightly colored walls. I walked in. It was 7pm, no kids remained, but the owner and teacher of the school was just getting off the phone with his son, frustrated because his grades were falling as

Photos from Peep Show at Bring to Light

2011-10-04T13:49:00.000-07:00

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Bring to Light 2011

2011-09-22T14:37:00.000-07:00

Ugly Art Room is excited to participate in this year's Bring to Light Festival on October 1, 2011 on the Greenpoint Waterfront at Dusk. Come and see our Peep Show exhibit. Amongst the sea of light-eruption and fanfare at BTL, Peep Show will offer a more introspective, inner light. Read more in our upcoming shows sections.

2011-09-18T06:50:00.000-07:00

Check out the rest of the photos from: Ugly Art Room & Multiverse Playground: Head Space

Head Space at Multiverse Playground

2011-09-12T07:17:00.000-07:00

As part of Paper Garden Records' Multiverse Playground III, Ugly Art Room presents: Head Space September 17, 2011 11am-11pm 104 Emerson place Brooklyn, NY Scott Chasse, Martin Esteves, Kyle R. Garnett, John Skibo In line with the "multiverse playground" theme 3-4 selected artists will be given a 4x8ft piece of plywood onto which they will paint a scene from this or another universe. Taking a

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2011-09-08T11:44:00.000-07:00

2011 Governor's Island Art Fair: Opening Rejection

2011-09-01T12:08:00.001-07:00

Every Friday, Saturday & Sunday in September, 4heads present The Governors Island Art Fair Friday - 11 AM to 4 PM Saturday & Sunday - 11 AM to 6 PM

UGLY ART ROOM PRESENTS PEEP SHOW

2011-08-27T18:14:00.001-07:00

As part of Bring to Light Nuit Blanche New York 2011, Ugly Art Room presents PEEP SHOWOctober 1, 2011 @ DuskGreenpoint Water Front @ West St & Noble StIAN ADDISON HALL, ZACH HYMAN & CARRIE SHALTZ, NICOLAS MALOOF, KATHERIN MCINNIS, CHRIS MOTTALINI, HANNAH LAMAR SIMMONS & BONNIE SIMMONS, BOB WEISZ“I like a view but I like to sit with my back turned to it”

Ugly Art Room Presents: ALL THAT REMAINS

2011-08-22T12:30:00.000-07:00

October 21st - November 19th, 2011 Ugly Art Room (via Picture Farm)338 Wythe Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211 Opening Reception: 7-9pm, Friday, October 21st, 2011Mathilde Aubier, Paul Burgess, Cless, Virginia Echeverria, Fred Free, John Gall, James Gallagher, April Gertler, Ashkan Honarvar, Colin Jenkins, Gordon Magnin, Clarita Mata, Jeffery Meyer, Tom Moglu, Randy Mora, Julien Pacaud, Lilly Pereira,

WE HEART WHO?

2011-08-20T10:37:00.000-07:00

Wythe near No. 7th, Brooklyn

You're invited!

2011-08-16T19:17:00.001-07:00

Call for Artists: Peep Show

2011-08-16T13:58:00.000-07:00

Call for Artists - Bring to Light (October 1, 2011) Ugly Art Room Presents: Peep Show Deadline: August 19, 2011 The roving curatorial project Ugly Art Room is looking for seven artists to contribute to Peepshow, our entry into Greenpoint’s Bring to Light festival 2011. Peepshow is a small housing where viewers will be able to look through seven rotating disc Viewmasters™ fixed to a wall.

2011-08-08T18:03:00.000-07:00

Photos from Governors Ball! Click on slideshow to go to Picasa.Or see them all on Facebook. Special thanks to:Williamsburg Walks4HeadsThe BedfordCowboy MarkDJ Ning NongNarragansett

2011-07-19T08:13:00.001-07:00

Ugly Art Room invites you to a Governors Ball at The Bedford to celebrate our embarkment to Governors Island for our first art fair in September! 110 Bedford Ave August 7, 20117-11pm RSVP on FACEBOOK DRINKS · FOOD · DANCING · FUN · ART Come before 10pm for $10 Open Bar, *featuring Dark & Stormies and beer courtesy of Narragansett. DJ Ning Nong and Cowboy Mark will be providing the

OPENING REJECTION

2011-06-25T18:38:00.000-07:00

As part of the 2011 Governors Island Art Fair presented by 4 Heads,Ugly Art Room presents Opening Rejection Every weekend in September 2011 Friday 11-4pm Sat. & Sun. 11-6pmAs part of Williamsburg Walks and NOS, Ugly Art Room presents: Opening RejectionJune 18, 2011, 2-8pmBedford Ave betw. No. 9th & No. 10thBrooklyn, NY"White Box" installation designed and constructed by artist Scott ChasseAli

Opening Rejection: The Making Of

2011-06-25T11:01:00.000-07:00

Watch this amazing time lapse video of the "anti-gallery" being built on Bedford Ave during Williamsburg Walks.Thanks Scott Chasse for creating this amazing stop motion video!

The Man, the Myth, the Moustache

2011-06-24T07:17:00.000-07:00

Ugly Art Room presents: The Man, the Myth, the Moustache A solo exhibition of Scott Chasse's Burt Reynolds Paintings at: Brouwerij Lane 78 Greenpoint Ave, Brooklyn, NY June 10th - July 8th, 2011 Opening Reception: June 16, 2011, 8-10pm For the past three years, Scott Chasse has seemingly delved deep into an obsession. Producing pixelated paintings by the dozens, the artist has focused the

The Jesus Head Print!

2011-06-13T19:56:00.001-07:00

Cutters

2011-06-10T07:21:00.000-07:00

Ugly Art Room CuttersJune 18-July 17, 2011 Ali Aschman, Erin Batson, Beck Berrett, Caroline Burghardt, Alison CorrieIan Addison Hall, Erica Harris, Heide Hatry, Charles Kushla, Michelle Levante, Raphaela Riepl, Sarah G. Sharp, Scott Sturgill, Leah Tacha, Charles WilkinOpening Reception: 8-10pm, Saturday, June 18, 2011The Parlour Brooklyn72 Greenpoint AveBrooklyn To cut: to penetrate or divide

Pull the Devil’s Tail

2011-06-10T07:18:00.000-07:00

Ugly Art Room Pull the Devil’s TailJune 18-July 19, 2011 Ali Aschman, Danielle R. Barbero, Lisa Bauer, Jason Cantoro, Sandra Cordero, Kate Goyette , Erica Harris, Pauline Harper, Taliah Lempert, Alicia B. Lim, Duncan MacKenzie, Abel Macias, Jon Mahnke, Maria Negulescu, Mike Pennekamp, Raphaela Riepl, Chris Russo, Blake Sandberg , Chris Schaffer, Chris Smith, Jessica Tice, Justin Waldstein, Dan

2011-06-10T07:12:00.000-07:00

Ugly Art Room Noise JamAlela Diane & Wild Divine, Angry Dragon, Asobe Seksu, Automatic ChildrenBangladeafy, Bear Hands, Bugs in the Dark, Darzi, Das Racist, Delicate Steve, Die Hard, Friend Roulette, Grass is Greener, Ice Age, JP & the Gilberts, Manawi Thorn, Nations Afire, No Kids, Pistola, Project Jenny Project Jan, Radical Dads, Rise Against, Ryat, Slow Dance, Tha Pumpsta, The Secret History,

PRESS RELEASE - UAR NOS 2011

2011-05-31T00:00:00.000-07:00

Ugly Art Room www.uglyartroom.com Contact: Jennifer Galatioto 718.791.7607 uglyartroom@gmail.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UGLY ART ROOM TO PRESENT FIVE ART EXHIBITS FOR NORTHSIDE OPEN STUDIOSNOS is part of L Magazine’s Northside Festival (June 16-19, 2011) Ugly Art Room (UAR) is a roving curatorial art project based in Brooklyn, New York. It seeks unusual and unique spaces to show art exhibits

Balls Out! Food Competition and Fundraiser

2011-05-27T14:23:00.000-07:00

The Balls Out! Food Competition and Fundraiser at Veronica People's Club was a major success. Thanks for coming out and tasting our balls! Thanks to the Food Competitors for bringing their best balls! Brooklynaut's Chicken n' Waffle Balls Neilly's Succulento Jew Balls Kristi's Peanut Butter Balls Nicole's Sweet and Sour Root Balls And the winner! Rachael's Too Hot to Handle Buffalo Chicken

Buy tickets to Ball Out!

2011-05-16T18:34:00.000-07:00

Buy tickets to Balls Out! Fundraiser on Brown Paper Tickets! Tickets will also be available at the door!

IndieGoGo UAR Pitch

2011-05-14T10:30:00.000-07:00

Our StoryUgly Art Room is a roving curatorial art project based in Brooklyn, New York. We seek unusual and unique spaces to curate art exhibits in order to challenge the "white box" gallery tradition and present work in consideration of its relationship to its environment physically, conceptually and historically. This adds a challenge to the curatorial process where context is brought to the

Ugly Art Room Promo Video

2011-05-09T12:04:00.001-07:00

Thanks Scott Chasse for making this!

Open Call for Artists: Cutters

2011-05-06T13:41:00.001-07:00

Call for Artists - Northside Open Studios (June 16-19, 2011)The Ugly Art Room Presents: CuttersDeadline: June 1, 2011As part of NOS, The Ugly Art Room Presents: Cutters To cut: to penetrate or divide something, as with a sharp-edged instrument; to detach with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument; to separate from the main body. Cutting is a violent act, but not necessarily a

Call for Artists for Pull The Devil's Tail Print Show

2011-05-01T07:51:00.001-07:00

Call for Artists - Northside Open Studios (June 16-19, 2011) The Ugly Art Room Presents: Pull The Devil’s Tail Deadline: June 1, 2011 As part of NOS, Ugly Art Room presents: It’s been said that the first half of the twentieth century would belong to Picasso and the second to Duchamp. This refers to Picasso’s influence being that of formalist mark making and Duchamp’s being that of

Call for Artists/Musicians/Bands: Noise Jam

2011-04-26T09:00:00.000-07:00

Call for Artists - Northside Open Studios (June 16-19, 2011)The Ugly Art Room Presents: Noise Jam Deadline for submission: June 1, 2011 As part of NOS, The Ugly Art Room Presents: Noise Jam “You had to be there.” This phrase is losing it’s meaning in a world under the watchful eye of a billion cell phones because everyone is visually everywhere at all times. Does the

Northside Open Studios Registration Open

2011-04-12T09:52:00.000-07:00

The Northside Open Studios' Artists and Space Registration has begun! The Ugly Art Room will be curating a lot of exciting shows as part of NOS. Come to the Artist Meet & Greet on 4/26 at Brooklyn Brewery to learn about how you can participate and submit work to some of the UAR Shows. First beer free!

Landing Jam 2/27/11

2011-03-02T08:31:00.000-08:00

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2011-03-02T08:09:00.002-08:00

The Tension In Between, A Landing Jam in Greenpoint, by Hrag Vartanian for Hyperallergic

2011-03-02T08:09:00.000-08:00

"I’ve already expressed my affection for apartment shows but hallway — or landing, to be more precise — shows I’ve been mum about … until now. This past weekend curator Martin Esteves pulled off a smart, small pop-up exhibition on a friend’s landing on Dupont Street in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Doug Melini, "Splendors of the Sun and Moon" (2008) (click to enlarge)Organized under the auspices of

Ugly Art Room Presents Landing Jam, Curated by Martin Esteves

2011-02-16T18:13:00.000-08:00

RSVP for location by February 24, 2011 For immediate release Landing Jam: Edge Tension and Implied Release on the Last Landing Curated by Martin Esteves ERICA BACLAWKSI, JOE BALLWEG, ERIK DALZEN, ROSY KEYSER, DAVID MALEK, DOUGLAS MELINI, JAMISEN OGG, AUDRA WOLOWIEC Opening Reception: February 27, 2011 2-5pm In his introduction to Negative Space, Manny Farber notes the shift in movement and

2011-01-04T14:27:00.000-08:00

Hello and Happy New Year! The Ugly Art Room's next project Landing Jam will be curated by Martin Esteves. Please read Martin's statement below. The original space we had in mind, the skylit landing of a third floor walk-up in Greenpoint, fell through as an option, unfortunately. So we have willing artists, a willing curator, a willing hostess, but no space. That is why I am reaching out to you.

GOS HOLIDAY BENEFIT 12/10 @ 8pm At Fowler!

2010-12-02T11:05:00.001-08:00

Call for Artists: GOS and Fowler Arts Collective Present Keep the Home Fires Burning: Fall into Color

2010-11-29T18:45:00.001-08:00

Call for Artists - Greenpoint Open Studios & Fowler Arts Collective (Dec. 10-20, 2010) (Brooklyn, NY) Deadline: December 3, 2010 As part of the GOS Holiday Benefit, GOS and Fowler Arts Collective present Keep the Home Fires Burning: Fall into Color One of the most vibrant and colorful eras in the history of creative arts is referred to as the Dark Ages. While today we tend to think of those

B is for Bear Show on 3rd Ward

2010-11-16T14:51:00.001-08:00

3rd Ward Teacher Allison Maletz' Group Show B is for Bear

Bear Show Press on Bushwick BK

2010-11-16T14:49:00.000-08:00

Bushwick BK's Paul Cox writes: "Right here on Flushing we find a delightful piece of repurposed space, ordinarily Leinad After School Center, but for the moment an exhibition called B is for Bear. The curators found this corner property with its brightly painted interior walls through a simple process, explains Jen Galatioto of Ugly Art Room. "I just walked in and asked the guy running the

Ugly Art Room Bear Show Top Pick for Beta Spaces in L Magazine

2010-11-14T21:08:00.000-08:00

Ugly Art Room B is For Bear Show Top 10 Pick for Beta Spaces in L Magazine Benjamin Sutton writes for L magazine: "B is for Bear at Leinad Services Inc. After School Center for Children, 1031 Flushing Avenue: As a reaction against the recent art world trends towards owls, antlers, trees and taxidermy of various sorts, the artists in this after-school center show (one of BETA Spaces' biggest)

B is for Bear

2010-11-11T09:33:00.000-08:00

As part of Bushwick Beta Spaces, PRESENTS:B is for Bear As part of Bushwick Beta Spaces, The Ugly Art Room presents: B is for BearLeonid Services, Inc. - 1031 Flushing AvenueOpening Reception: November 13th, 2010 - 8pm-10pmExhibit Hours: November 14th, 2010 - 12pm-7pm Brooklyn, NY “The owl is this years antlers”A quote from Time Out New York noticed a stall in the Chelsea art scene’s cyclical

Bushwick Beta Spaces Map

2010-11-10T07:50:00.000-08:00

The 2010 Bushwick Beta Spaces map is finished and the B is for Bear show is on the map! Download the map here.

Thanks to our sponsor!

2010-11-07T20:01:00.000-08:00

Thanks to our sponsor The Bodega! Bear Show After Party Saturday 10/13 @ 10pm. 24 St. Nicholas Ave. (between Scott Ave. and Troutman Ave.)

Ugly Art Room on Life of St. Martin blog

2010-11-07T19:55:00.000-08:00

Ugly Art Room's B is for Bear show mentioned in The Life of St. Martin blog.

Bushwick Beta Spaces Program

2010-11-03T10:58:00.000-07:00

Bushwick Beta Space Program Link to Bear Show

A Cinderella Story: From a Bomb to a Bombshell

2010-10-10T22:47:00.000-07:00

A Cinderella Story: From a Bomb to a BombshellAs part of Greenpoint Open Studios (Oct. 1-3, 2010)Paulie Gee's - 60 Greenpoint Ave Greenpoint Open Studios & The Ugly Art RoomOctober 1-3, 2010 ERIK DALZEN, MARTIN ESTEVES, CHRISTINE FACELLA, BEN HALL, JAC LEHAV, YULIYA LANINA, RAFAEL PEREZ, DAVID SENA, ALLISON READ SMITH, MATTHEW TRYGVE TUNG, CLAIRE TYPALDOS Opening Reception: October 1st, 2010,

GREENPOINT OPEN STUDIOS 2010

2010-10-09T13:25:00.000-07:00

Call for Bushwick Artists - Beta Spaces

2010-10-09T09:34:00.000-07:00

Call for Artists - Bushwick Beta Spaces, November 14, 2010 The Ugly Art Room (Brooklyn, NY)Deadline for submission: November 1, 2010 As part of Bushwick Beta Spaces, The Ugly Art Room Presents: B is for Bear “The owl is this years antlers” A quote from Time Out New York noticed a stall in the Chelsea art scene’s cyclical move out of the surrealist mid auts. Perhaps the “double dip” recession

2010-10-07T11:01:00.000-07:00

Girls & Boys: An Undidactic Probing October 1 – 31, 2010 Opening Receptions: Saturday, October 2nd, 2010 Brouwerij Lane: 5 – 7pm Dandelion Wine: 6 – 8pm Greenpoint Open Studios Ugly Art Room Brouwerij Lane Dandelion Wine Ugly Art Room, in collaboration with Greenpoint Open Studios, is very proud to present Girls & Boys: An Undidactic Probing. Brouwerij Lane and Dandelion Wine graciously

Works on view at Brouwerij Lane

2010-10-06T20:47:00.000-07:00

Girls & Boys: An Undidactic ProbingOctober 1-31st, 2001Brouwerij Lane - 78 Greenpoint AveBarry ChesserPeterWatercolor8x10 inchesRossa ColeZippy the SeagullSix pack rings, wire, zip tiesCaroline BurghardtUntitled (Angle), 2009C-Print24x20 inchesChris SmithTopless Vernon, 2008Acrylic & Vinyl on Plywood30 x 40 inchesChris SmithSidewalk Sitting, 2007Acrylic & Vinyl on Plywood24 X 48 inchesChris

Works on View at Dandelion Wine

2010-10-06T14:41:00.000-07:00

Girls & Boys: An Undidactic ProbingOctober 1-31st, 2001Dandelion Wine - 153 Franklin StAlison CorrieTerra IncognitaCollage, Gouache, Thread22x23 inchesAlison Corrie SoothsayerCollage & Gouache15x20 inchesCaroline BurghardtUntitled (Rosy), 2005C-Print20 X 24 inches Christina DallasPortrait of Two Twin SistersC-Print20 X 24 inches Christina DallasPortrait of an Unknown GirlC-Print20 X 24 inches

Greenpoint Open Studios this weekend! (October 1-3rd)

2010-09-27T08:13:00.000-07:00

GREENPOINT OPEN STUDIOS IS THIS WEEKEND! We are so excited to be hosting open studios for over 150 artists and collaborating with many of our local galleries and businesses to exhibit shows and performances throughout the weekend. There are so many events to check out and support! Go to greenpointopenstudios.org to view and DOWNLOAD our map and schedule and additional events. Starting THIS

Come to eat pie, bid on art and win some goodies!

2010-09-13T11:27:00.000-07:00

Benefit Pie Bake-Off! Thursday, September 23rd, 2010 7pm at Diamond Bar 43 Franklin St., Greenpoint RSVP to this event on Facebook.

Donate to the GOS via IndieGoGo

2010-09-01T14:44:00.000-07:00

Beyond curating the exhibit at Paulie Gee's, I am also organizing the entire Greenpoint Open Studios with Joann Kim. There is a lot of cost and time that goes into making this a spectacular art-filled weekend. So we are asking for donations via IndieGoGo. Any donation is greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance for your support. Click on the IndieGoGo tab on the right to donate.

WATER BALLOON FIGHT/FUNDRAISER FOR GOS, SATURDAY AUGUST 28th @ 3pm

2010-08-24T08:32:00.000-07:00

Come to help raise funds and win prizes for Greenpoint Open Studios, this Saturday August 28th @ 3pm at the India St Mural, between West and the East River.

Call for Artists - Greenpoint Open Studios

2010-08-11T10:13:00.000-07:00

Call for Artists - Greenpoint Open Studios (Oct. 1-3, 2010)The Ugly Art Room Presents(Brooklyn, NY) Deadline: September 1, 2010 As part of GOS, The Ugly Art Room Presents: A Cinderella Story: From a Bomb to a Bombshell A fire left 60 Greenpoint Ave a burnt out shell that was reconstructed by hand into Paulie Gee's. In a space disfigured by fire, a wood burning oven glows. Here, The Ugly Art